Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

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The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level. It comprises seven men's, 12 women's, and two coed athletic teams.

A controversial change in 2000 allowed each team to pick its own team name; the football, men's volleyball, golf, and tennis teams became the Warriors, while the men's basketball and swimming & diving teams remained Rainbow Warriors, and the baseball team became the Rainbows. The women's teams, however, all remained the Rainbow Wāhine. At the same time, the school changed its athletics logo to the current stylized "H," omitting the rainbow of the old logo altogether.

On July 1, 2013, the nicknames of the university's men's sports teams were once again standardized, and all male teams at the university are now referred to as the Rainbow Warriors. More recently, the women's beach volleyball team, while still officially Rainbow Wāhine, generally uses SandBows.

Football

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors college football
First Season
1909
Team History
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1924-99, 2013-present)
Hawaii Warriors (2000-12)
Hawaii Deans (1909-23)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (2012-present)
Western Athletic Conference (1979-2011)
Independent (1909-78)
Venue
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021-present)
Aloha Stadium (1975-2020)
Honolulu Stadium (1926-74)
Moiliili Field (1909-25)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1938
January 2, 1939 vs. UCLA Honolulu Stadium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1948
October 2 at Michigan State Macklin Stadium
1949
January 2, 1950 vs. Stanford Honolulu Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1951
January 1, 1952 vs. San Diego State Honolulu Stadium
1952
September 20 at Arizona Arizona Stadium
1958
September 13 at Kentucky Fairgrounds Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
September 17 at Utah Ute Stadium
September 24 at Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium
October 1 at Pacific Pacific Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1972
December 2 vs. Stanford Honolulu Stadium
1973
December 1 vs. Utah Honolulu Stadium
1978
December 2 vs. USC Honolulu Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1982
September 4 vs. New Mexico Memorial Stadium
1987
December 30 vs. Iowa Jack Murphy Stadium
1988
December 30 vs. Oklahoma State Jack Murphy Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
December 31 vs. California Arizona Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2005
September 3 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2016
December 21 vs. BYU Qualcomm Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1974
1980s 1982
2010s 2017 • 2019
2020s 2021
Mountain West Conference
Full Members Air Force Falcons • Boise State Broncos • Colorado State Rams • Fresno State Bulldogs • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors • Nevada Wolf Pack • New Mexico Lobos • Utah State Aggies • San Diego State Aztecs • San Jose State Spartans • UNLV Rebels • Utah State Aggies • Wyoming Cowboys
Basketball Venues Moby Arena • Thomas & Mack Center • War Memorial Fieldhouse
Football Venues Albertsons Stadium • Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Falcon Stadium • Mackay Stadium • University Stadium • Valley Children's Stadium